Marshall Islands vs United States of America: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Marshall Islands
0.4558
in 2018
United States of America
0.3212
in 2020
Marshall Islands rank
2nd
United States of America rank
5th

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • United States of America
-0.5-0.2500.250.50.75198920042020

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.4558 against 0.3212 in United States of America, a difference of 0.1346.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 64 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6725 0.1428 0.5296 Marshall Islands
2010s 0.5342 -0.1204 0.6546 Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Marshall Islands or United States of America?
Marshall Islands, at 0.4558 against 0.3212 in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Marshall Islands and United States of America?
0.1346, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Marshall Islands and United States of America rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Marshall Islands ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 64 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 1,123 data points, 1989–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.